Judge, 1914-02-07 · page 21 of 24
Judge — February 7, 1914 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with humor content** rather than political satire. The main features are: **"With The College Wits"** section: A collection of jokes from college humor magazines (Stanford Chaparral, Columbia Jester, Yale Record, etc.). These are light, undergraduate humor pieces—puns about lending money, mistaken hat-checking, spelling jokes, and a limerick about a bore who frequents chorus girls. They reflect 1920s college culture and social attitudes toward courtship and romance. **Advertisements dominate the page**, promoting: a riding school, camera business opportunity, patent services, Washington D.C. hotels, and a "White Cross Electric Vibrator" (marketed as a health device for vitality and youth—a common early-20th-century wellness product). **The satire is minimal and gentle**—mostly wordplay and predictable punchlines aimed at college audiences. There are no identifiable political figures or sharp social commentary visible. The page reflects period concerns about entrepreneurship, leisure activities, and commercialized "self-improvement."
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